Marquette County, Michigan: hazard risk
FEMA rates Marquette County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 69.8 of 100, higher than 69% of rated U.S. counties); 3 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by hail, cold wave, winter weather. Its storm record holds 1,103 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 96.3 | $3.3M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively High | 96.2 | $13M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | 90.1 | $375K |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 73.4 | $509K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 51.9 | $534K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 68.7 | $147K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | 59.1 | $8.0M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 45.2 | $62K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 38.7 | $545 |
| Coastal Flooding | Very Low | 34.6 | $7K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 22.7 | $71K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 21.5 | $244K |
| Drought | Very Low | 17.9 | $2K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 1.7 | $2K |
| Hurricane | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storms | 432 | 7 | $3.1M | 24th of 83 | 539th of 3,077 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 240 | 1 | $2.7M | 73rd of 83 | 2527th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 219 | 0 | $92M | 55th of 83 | 2405th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 50 | 2 | $2.0M | 35th of 83 | 1702nd of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 47 | 0 | – | 21st of 83 | 937th of 3,076 |
| Floods | 43 | 2 | $35M | 38th of 83 | 2403rd of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 20 | 1 | $75K | 7th of 83 | 908th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 11 | 0 | $116K | 72nd of 83 | 2608th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 10 | 0 | $163K | 20th of 83 | 1153rd of 3,080 |
| Rip currents and high surf | 8 | 5 | – | 5th of 83 | 141st of 2,080 |
| Heat | 8 | 0 | – | 29th of 83 | 1931st of 3,076 |
| Wildfires | 7 | 0 | $9.0M | 5th of 83 | 740th of 2,972 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Marquette County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.